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» China's rise in crime is expected to continue - 28-February-2010
The Montreal Gazette AILEEN MCCAB Canwest News Service February 27, 2010 China faces rising crime rates and increased social unrest this year, according to the country's top think tank. A new report from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said criminal prosecutions were up 10 per cent and public security cases up nearly 20 per cent in 2009, and it predicted the rise would continue even as the economy improved in 2010. In real numbers, that meant 5.3 million criminal cases and 9.9 million public security cases were prosecuted last year. According to the Beijing Times, the 2009 jump was the first increase China has seen in its crime rate in nearly a decade. The report warned that the widening gap between rich and poor in Chinese society, coupled with increased unemployment, will ensure the crime rate continues to climb. It said things such as robbery, petty theft, fraud and bank-card crimes are likely to increase and that Ponzi schemes and illegal fundraising will be more prevalent

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» China's rise in crime is expected to continue - 28-February-2010
The Montreal GazetteAILEEN MCCABCanwest News ServiceFebruary 27, 2010 China faces rising crime rates and increased social unrest this year, according to the country's top think tank. A new report from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said criminal prosecutions were up 10 per cent and public security cases up nearly 20 per cent in 2009, and it predicted the rise would continue even as the economy improved in 2010. In real numbers, that meant 5.3 million criminal cases and 9.9 million public security cases were prosecuted last year. According to the Beijing Times, the 2009 jump was the first increase China has seen in its crime rate in nearly a decade. The report warned that the widening gap between rich and poor in Chinese society, coupled with increased unemployment, will ensure the crime rate continues to climb. It said things such as robbery, petty theft, fraud and bank-card crimes are likely to increase and that Ponzi schemes and illegal fundraising will be more prevalent thi

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» Dalai Lama provokes foreign media to challenge China - 27-February-2010
Dalai Lama provokes foreign media to challenge China February 27, 2010 People's Daily Online (People's Republic of China) February 25, 2010 According to a report February 24 by the Global Times, AFP and other news agencies reported a day ago that the Dalai Lama deliberately claimed that he may no longer be "reincarnated" in order to prevent the Chinese government from "designating" a boy with the Dalai Lama's reincarnated soul. The Dalai Lama also expressed strong support for Google, and said that the Chinese government cannot stop western media from popularizing ?democracy? in China. According to a report from AFP, the Dalai Lama said February 22 in an interview with National Public Radio (NPR) that he is willing to terminate the reincarnation institution in order to prevent the Chinese government from announcing the emergence of a new Dalai Lama through finding a boy with his reincarnated soul. He also claimed in regards to the issue of a reincarnated soul boy, t

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» Interview: The Dalai Lama's Visit to D.C.: A Short Interview with Historian A. Tom Grunfeld... - 27-February-2010
Interview: The Dalai Lama's Visit to D.C.: A Short Interview with Historian A. Tom Grunfeld February 27, 2010 Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Professor of History, UC Irvine The Huffington Post February 24, 2010 The lead-up to the Dalai Lama's meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House last week received a great deal of attention from the press, and there was also a considerable amount of after-the-fact assessment of the event. In order to place what happened into a broad historical perspective, I put a few questions to A. Tom Grunfeld, who is a past contributor to "China Beat" and the author of The Making of Modern Tibet. Here are the results of our interview via e-mail, and if you live in New York and want to hear him talk about the subject live, he'll be giving a couple of lectures on related issues in early April through a program sponsored by that state's Council for the Humanities. Jeffrey Wasserstrom: What did you think of the media coverage of the Dalai Lama's meeti

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» China's Tibet Policy - 27-February-2010
China's Tibet Policy February 27, 2010 By Frank Ching The Korea Times February 24, 2010 President Barack Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama provoked fury in Beijing even though the American leader had informed President Hu Jintao when he visited China in November that this would happen. A statement issued by the Chinese Foreign Ministry declared: ``The U.S. act grossly interfered in China's internal affairs, gravely hurt the Chinese people's national sentiments and seriously damaged the Sino-U.S. ties.'' The Chinese reaction was slightly less violent than that to Washington's recent announcement of a $6.4 billion arms sales package to Taiwan. This time, there was no threat of reprisals. Still, the Chinese reaction was totally out of proportion to what had occurred. After all, President Obama had gone out of his way to placate Chinese feelings by not meeting with the Dalai Lama last October when the Tibetan monk was in town. In fact, it was the first time since 1991 that he was not re

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» Editorial: Playing down Dalai Lama drama - 27-February-2010
Editorial: Playing down Dalai Lama drama February 27, 2010 Japan Times February 25, 2010 Much to China's displeasure, U.S. President Barack Obama met with the Dalai Lama last week. As anticipated, the Beijing government complained bitterly about the meeting and demanded that Washington take steps to put substance behind the U.S. call for a truly constructive and cooperative relationship with China. But the bluster was more muted than many anticipated and reveals that China may have a nuanced understanding of U.S. politics. If that is so, then there is hope that the United States and China can forge a durable relationship that can survive the inevitable challenges and stabilize, rather than upset, relations in Asia. Then President George H.W. Bush in 1991 became the first sitting U.S. president to meet with the Dalai Lama. Since then, three other presidents have met the spiritual leader on 11 occasions. While U.S. officials recognize the Dalai Lama as the head of a spiritual community

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» China Expert's Perspective on Obama-His Holiness the Dalai Lama Meeting... - 27-February-2010
China Expert's Perspective on Obama-His Holiness the Dalai Lama Meeting February 27, 2010 Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) February 25 2010 Dharamshala - The meeting between US President Barack Obama and His Holiness the Dalai Lama sends a message from the international community that the Tibetan issue is not something to be manipulated by the Chinese government free from the scrutiny of the rest of the world, said Chin Jin, an M.A. graduate of the University of Western Sydney and Chair of the Federation For A Democratic China, Australia. "The Tibetan issue and the sale of arms to Taiwan are what the Chinese government refers to as domestic affairs in which it spares no effort to prevent the international community from meddling. However, the international community does not regard these as merely domestic as claimed by China. These issues as highly controversial in the court of world opinion,"  Jin wrote in an article on On Line Opinion. "A Chinese government

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» Written Interview with Kalon Tripa Prof. S. Rinpoche on "Greater Tibet"... - 27-February-2010
Written Interview with Kalon Tripa Prof. S. Rinpoche on "Greater Tibet" February 27, 2010 Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) By BI Yantao February 25 2010 Boxun News Prof. Bi Yantao: Greetings! I am very happy for having this opportunity to ask on issues which are closely followed by the people inside China. When looking at the Tibet issue, I pay special attention to the term "Greater Tibet". I have repeatedly read the text of your statement on 'Greater Tibet' (including the English version ). You said, "Tibet is Tibet. There is no greater or smaller Tibet". However, the fact of the matter is, during the dialogue process between the Envoys of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Beijing, the issue of one autonomous administration for all the Tibetan people has been raised. Obviously, it seeks to unify Tibetan areas in Sichuan, Yunnan and Qinghai Provinces into the present day Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). Given the size of administration, it is indeed a 'Greater Tibe

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» Tibetan exiles mark Centenary of 13th Dalai Lama's exile to India... - 27-February-2010
Tibetan exiles mark Centenary of 13th Dalai Lama's exile to India February 27, 2010 Phayul February 25, 2010 Dharamsala, Feb 25 - Tibet's government in exile Thursday organised a grand public function commemorating the centenary of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama's exile to India in February 1910. Thupten Gyatso, better known and revered by Tibetans as the "Great Thirteenth Dalai Lama" of Tibet, was forced to take refuge in British India from 1910 ­ 1912 following the Manchu invasion of Tibet led by General Chao Er-feng. When the Manchu (Qing) Dynasty collapsed in 1911, Tibetans took this opportunity to expel the remnant Manchu forces from Tibet. The Dalai Lama returned to Tibet following three years of exile in India and went on to exercise a political authority not seen since the reign of the great Fifth Dalai Lama. The overthrow of the Manchu forces and return of the Dalai Lama to Lhasa proved historically significant for Tibetans as it marked the full restoration of Tibet?

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» His Holiness Concludes US Visit With Message of Compassion and Peace... - 27-February-2010
His Holiness Concludes US Visit With Message of Compassion and Peace February 27, 2010 Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) February 25 2010 His Holiness the Dalai Lama participated in two public events on 24 February. In the morning, he gave a public talk to over three thousand Floridians at Florida Atlantic University. In the afternoon His Holiness held a Q&A session with Presidents of seven universities on higher education in our global society. Over five hundred educators were present. His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaks to students, faculty, and guests at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. , Wednesday, 24 February 2010/AP Photo Florida: His Holiness the Dalai Lama departed the hotel at 9 am for Florida Atlantic University for a public talk entitled 'Compassion as a Pillar of World Peace'.  Upon reaching FAU, His Holiness held several private audiences for half an hour. Then at 10 am, His Holiness moved to the stage to begin his public talk to an audience of s

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» Orphan Refugees Have Few Options - 26-February-2010
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» Quiz: Mekong River in Burma - 26-February-2010
Test your knowledge about the Mekong River in the Golden Triangle and Shan State in Burma. Related links: Traveling down the Mekong River Watch the related videos: The Ice Triangle Behind the Bamboo Curtain Copyright © 1998-2010 Radio Free Asia. All rights reserved. © Radio Free Asia

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» Hunger Strike on Death Row - 26-February-2010
Death-row prisoners in China highlight debate over capital punishment. AFP The Chinese Supreme People's Court building in Beijing, March 30, 2006. HONG KONG—Three Chinese death-row inmates who say they were tortured into confessing to crimes they didn’t commit have staged a hunger strike to draw attention to their case, amid a new U.N. warning that the death penalty carries too high a cost to societies that use it. The three men—Fang Chunping, Huang Zhiqiang, and Cheng Fagen—began to refuse food at the Jingdezhen municipal jail in the eastern province of Jiangxi on Tuesday in protest their convictions and sentences for murder along with one other man, Cheng Lihe, who didn’t join the hunger strike. Beijing-based rights lawyer Teng Biao said he along with dozens of other lawyers had been involved in the case. “All the lawyers involved in this case think that there is a very big problem with these convictions,” Teng said. “These four men were forced to confess to crimes they hadn’t commit

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» China insider sees revolution brewing - 26-February-2010
Sydney Morning Herald JOHN GARNAUT February 27, 2010 BEIJING: China's top expert on social unrest has warned that hardline security policies are taking the country to the brink of 'revolutionary turmoil'. In contrast with the powerful, assertive and united China that is being projected to the outside world, Yu Jianrong said his prediction of looming internal disaster reflected on-the-ground surveys and also the views of Chinese government ministers. Deepening social fractures were caused by the Communist Party's obsession with preserving its monopoly on power through 'state violence' and 'ideology', rather than justice, Professor Yu said. Disaster could be averted only if 'interest groups' - which he did not identify - were capable of making a rational compromise to subordinate themselves to the constitution, he said. Some lawyers, economists and religious and civil society leaders have expressed similar views but it is unusual for someone with Professor Yu's official standing to make

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» China insider sees revolution brewing - 26-February-2010
Sydney Morning HeraldJOHN GARNAUTFebruary 27, 2010 BEIJING: China's top expert on social unrest has warned that hardline security policies are taking the country to the brink of 'revolutionary turmoil'. In contrast with the powerful, assertive and united China that is being projected to the outside world, Yu Jianrong said his prediction of looming internal disaster reflected on-the-ground surveys and also the views of Chinese government ministers. Deepening social fractures were caused by the Communist Party's obsession with preserving its monopoly on power through 'state violence' and 'ideology', rather than justice, Professor Yu said. Disaster could be averted only if 'interest groups' - which he did not identify - were capable of making a rational compromise to subordinate themselves to the constitution, he said. Some lawyers, economists and religious and civil society leaders have expressed similar views but it is unusual for someone with Professor Yu's official standing to make s

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» Tibet in History this Week - 26-February-2010
Tibet in History this Week February 26, 2010 Tibetan Review February 24, 2010 Feb 20, 1998: The 100-member Grand Conseil, the legislative body of Geneva State, unanimously adopted a resolution entitled, "Un geste de reconnaissance pour le Tibet (An Act of Recognition to Tibet)", calling on the Federal Swiss authorities to accord diplomatic status to the Tibetan exile government. Feb 22, 2006: The 5th round of talks since 2002 between Envoys of the Dalai Lama and Chinese government was held in Guilin City, China, during which the latter appreciated the Dalai Lama's position of not seeking Tibetan independence but a solution within the framework of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, or so the envoys said. However, in an interview carried by the Chinese media Dec 8, 2009, Executive Vice-Minister Mr Zhu Weiqun of the Central United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China', who led the Chinese dialogue team, denied having made any such admission. Th

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» Musical Stars to Perform at Concert For Tibetan Culture in New York... - 26-February-2010
Musical Stars to Perform at Concert For Tibetan Culture in New York February 26, 2010 Central Tibetan Administration February 2, 2010 Dharamshala: Tibet House US will once again bring together an amazing, original line-up of contemporary artists during its 20th Annual Benefit Concert to promote Tibetan culture at Carnegie Hall on Friday, 26 February. There will be sterling performances by stars such as Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew, Gogol Bordello, Philip Glass, Tenzin Kunsel, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Regina Spektor & Pierce Turner. Tibet House US Vice President Philip Glass acts as the artistic director of the annual show and is instrumental in putting together the line-up. All money raised through ticket sales go to benefit Tibet House's projects in the US. "In order to preserve Tibetan culture, one of our key aims is to introduce it to people," Tibet House US president Dr Robert Thurman told The Huffington Post. "Because when people see it, and see their art, and see th

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» Nepal rushes additional troops for Tibet border duty - 26-February-2010
Nepal rushes additional troops for Tibet border duty February 26, 2010 Tibetan Review February 23, 2010) For the purposes of controlling cross-border crimes and possible anti-china activities in the Tibet border areas, Nepal had rushed 19 additional Armed Police Force (APF) personnel to Mustang district, reported MyRepublica .com (Nepal) Feb 22. They brought to 46 the number of APF personnel for the border security post set up at Lomanthang, Chandika APF Battalion commander Mr Madan Singh Khadka had said. The report said Lomanthang, Chhoser, Charang, Surkhang, Ghami and Chhuncha areas in Mustang district shared border with Tibet, suggesting that posts may be set up in all these areas. Nepal?s home minister Bhim Bahadur Rawal recently returned from a six-day visit to China with promises of financial and other kinds of help from the latter to prevent Tibetan cross border movements and to control alleged anti-China activities by Tibetans in the country.

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» China to restart Tibet-Nepal bus service - 26-February-2010
China to restart Tibet-Nepal bus service February 26, 2010 Phayul February 24, 2010 Dharamsala, Feb 24 - China is all set to resume suspended bus services between Lhasa, capital of the Chinese-occupied Tibet, and Kathmandu in Nepal. If all goes as planned, the suspended bus service between Kathmandu and Lhasa is likely to resume within few days, according to a Nepalese media report. The report said the decision to resume the direct bus service was taken during a two-day meeting between officials of the Nepal Tourism Board and Tibet Tourism Administration few months ago. Nepal's tourism officials had started work on the direct bus service in order to insert a new momentum to the upcoming Nepal Tourism Year 2011, the report said. The trans-Himalayan bus service, which commenced on May 1, 2005, was suspended in 2006 after a political fallout over issuance of visas to Tibet and due to transportation permit hassles. In the past, deadlines have been set for resumption of services but were n

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» China tightens internet controls - 26-February-2010
China tightens internet controls February 26, 2010 China has the world's biggest online population: more than 380m users BBC February 23, 2010 18:52] China has tightened controls on internet use, requiring anyone who wants to set up a website to meet regulators and produce ID documents. The technology ministry said the measures were designed to tackle online pornography, but internet activists see it as increased government censorship. A number of websites are now being registered overseas in an attempt to avoid controls. China has the world's biggest online population: more than 380m users. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Tuesday lifted a freeze introduced in December on registration for new individual websites. Extensive censorship But the technology ministry said would-be website operators would now have to submit identity cards and photos of themselves, as well as meeting regulators before their sites could be registered. The freeze had been imposed by the s

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» China communists get new anti-corruption ethics code - 26-February-2010
China communists get new anti-corruption ethics code February 26, 2010 By Quentin Sommerville BBC News, Beijing February 24, 2010 In China, the Communist Party has issued a new 52-point ethics code, in an attempt to control growing corruption among officials. The code bans members from property speculation, money-making deals, and lavish expenditure. The last set of rules was issued 13 years ago. Corruption has become an increasingly hot topic among the public - graft often tops the list of issues of most concern for ordinary Chinese citizens. Lavish lives Party officials should work hard to serve the people and avoid accepting gifts or using their influence to benefit family members, according to the new ethics code. The guide bans lavish weddings and funerals, and overseas tours. Officials should also stay out of profit-making deals, the code says. But few do. Some of the most senior party officials in China have been on the take - property speculation has been particularly popular.

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» What Taiwan can learn from Obama-Dalai meeting - 26-February-2010
What Taiwan can learn from Obama-Dalai meeting February 26, 2010 Taiwan News February 25, 2010 Many pundits believe that, if Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou could meet People's Republic of China State Chairman Hu Jintao met and signed a cross-strait peace agreement, both would certainly be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. However, developments related to last week's meeting in Washington D.C. between two Nobel Peace Prize laureates, namely Tibet spiritual leader Dalai Lama and United States President Barack Hussein Obama, indicate that Ma would not dare to sit as an equal with Hu, even if the PRC authorities genuinely wanted to sign a peace pact with Taiwan. Firstly, since taking office in May 2000, Ma himself has rejected several requests by the Dalai Lama to visit Taiwan and initially turned a deaf ear to the Tibetan Buddhist leader's desire to hold a prayer meeting for the victims of Typhoon Morakot last August. The second factor was the hysterically overblown angry reaction in B

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» What is the Dalai Lama's intention of meeting with Obama?... - 26-February-2010
What is the Dalai Lama's intention of meeting with Obama? February 26, 2010 People's Daily (People's Republic of China) February 24, 2010 Long has the Dalai Lama been dealing with the central government under the banner of peace. Early this February, 15 months after the Dalai Lama's announcement of suspension of talks, the Dalai Lama's private envoys Lodi Gyari and Kelsang Gyaltsen visited Beijing and started a new round of negotiation with the central government. This movement by the Dalai clique seemed to reveal the Dalai Lama's wish of settling his future through peaceful talk. However, before long, the Dalai Lama ignored the serious warning from the Chinese government and insisted in meeting U.S. President Obama, knowing that this meeting will further aggravate the relationship between him and the central government. What is the Dalai Lama's intention of making this movement challenging China's core interest shortly after the start of new negotiations? Noticed by all observers, th

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» Statement of Chinese Embassy in the U.S. on Dalai's visit... - 26-February-2010
Statement of Chinese Embassy in the U.S. on Dalai's visit February 26, 2010 CNN February 23, 2010 STORY HIGHLIGHTS      * Chinese Embassy responds to Dalai Lama's appearance on "Larry King Live"      * Statement says Dalai Lama is a political figure, not purely religious figure      * It says Tibet has been part of China "from ancient times" What Dalai Lama has said and done in the past decades have fully shown that he is not a pure religious figure, but a political figure in exile who's long engaged in activities to split China and undermine ethnic unity in China under the cover of religion. While claiming that his visits to foreign countries are aimed at spreading religious teachings, he has never stopped defaming the Chinese Government, selling "Tibet independence" proposals and undermining relations between China and other countries. This is well reflected in his remarks during his current vi

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» Why is Tibet still an issue? Beijing has only itself to blame... - 26-February-2010
Why is Tibet still an issue? Beijing has only itself to blame February 26, 2010 China has been unreasonable in its criticism of Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama Frank Ching The Globe and Mail February 22, 2010  From Tuesday's Globe and Mail Published on Monday, Feb. 22, 2010 7:20PM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 4:34AM EST Barack Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama provoked fury in Beijing even though the U.S. President had informed counterpart Hu Jintao that it would happen. "The U.S. act grossly interfered in China's internal affairs, gravely hurt the Chinese people's national sentiments and seriously damaged the Sino-U.S. ties," declared a statement issued late last week by the Chinese Foreign Ministry. The Chinese reaction was slightly less violent than that to Washington's recent announcement of a $6.4-billion (U.S.) arms sales package to Taiwan. This time, there was no threat of reprisals. Still, it was totally out of proportion to what had occurr

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» A Letter: Thank You President Obama: A Letter from London - 26-February-2010
A Letter: Thank You President Obama: A Letter from London February 26, 2010 Tibet Custom February 23 2010 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 21 February 2010 Dear President Obama, I am a Tibetan living in London and am currently writing to express my sincere "Thank you" to you and your Administration for officially meeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Spiritual and Temporal Leader of the six-million Tibetan people, at the White House on 18th February. This much-publicised meeting between the two leaders of the Tibetan and American people sent a very strong signal worldwide, particularly to Beijing and Tibetans inside Tibet, that the core issue of Tibet has not been forgotten even after 60 years of China?s military occupation of Tibet. After nearly 51 years in exile under the leadership of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the progressive democratic institution of the Tibetan Government-in-exile, the voiceless Tibetans in

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» Learning is the Only Way to Preserve Tibetan Language: Samdhong Rinpoche... - 26-February-2010
Learning is the Only Way to Preserve Tibetan Language: Samdhong Rinpoche February 26, 2010 Yangsham & Max French The Tibet Post International February 22, 2010 Dharamshala - Tibetan Language Inheritance society observed the UNESCO International Mother Language Day in Yongling School Hall, Mcleod Ganj yesterday. A panel discussion was also organized on the topic of the preservation of the Tibetan language. Tibetan Prime Minister Pro Samdhong Rinpoche gave a talk on the approaches of preserving Tibetan language, while Karma Monlam, Joint Secretary of the Joint Education Department, spoke of the translation of new vocabulary into Tibetan, and Master Sonam Gyaltsen of the Sarah College for Higher Tibetan Studies described the structure of Tibetan grammar. Over 100 people attended the discussion and were invited to raise questions regarding these topics. Pro Samdhong Rinpoche stressed the importance of a single written language, without diminishing the variety of dialects among differe

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» Dalai Lama Twitter Updates Spiritual Followers - 26-February-2010
Dalai Lama Twitter Updates Spiritual Followers February 26, 2010 Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama, has a new Twitter page with more than 82,000 followers Tina Hodges www.newsoxy.com February 24, 2010 Dalai Lama laughed at the idea of communicating on the Twitter social networking service. The Tibetan spiritual leader now has more than 82,000 followers. However, the service could provide him with a powerful communications tool. Twitter is used by hundreds of millions of people as a regular tool. Dalai Lama's page was set up by his office on Monday. There was one post that mentioned he would be in Los Angeles. Six other Tweets since then provide links to interviews, photos and a Webcast. There is even some media content available where he met about 4,000 people at Nova Southeastern University. So far, the Dalai Lama hasn't posted any personal messages. His Holiness And Latest Reincarnation Of Spiritual leaders The Dalai Lama is a lineage of religious officials of the Gelug sect of T

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» Tibetan Settlement Conference gets Underway - 26-February-2010
Tibetan Settlement Conference gets Underway February 26, 2010 Yangsham and Max French The Tibet Post International February 24, 2010 Print Dharamshala: The 6th Biennial Conference of Tibetan Settlement Officers' on Administration began today in Gankyi staff Mess Hall, Dharamsala. It was organised by the Department Home of the Central Tibetan Administration. The Tibetan Prime Minister Samdhong Rinpoche and other ministers of departments of government are attending, along with the heads and coordinators of Tibetan settlements all across India, Nepal and Bhutan. At the conference, Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche began the conference by giving a speech on behalf of his cabinet: "We Tibetan refugees, unlike other political refugees in other countries, have been able to effectively preserve our culture, politics and livelihood. We can attribute this to the integrity of Tibetan settlements." The Prime Minister commended His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal

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» Dalai Lama and UMass students agree Tibet should be free from China... - 26-February-2010
Dalai Lama and UMass students agree Tibet should be free from China February 26, 2010 Sara Crossman Daily Collegian University of Massachusetts February 23, 2010 Although President Barack Obama hosted the Dalai Lama in the Map Room of the White House last Thursday, this meeting does not represent United States support for Tibetan independence. The U.S. officially supports the People?s Republic of China?s self-proclaimed territory, which includes Tibet. This visit was intentionally kept low-key in order to show support for human rights issues, while blatantly trying not to anger China. Relations between China and the U.S. are already strained after the announcement last month of arms sales to Taiwan in excess of six billion dollars. China feels that the U.S. is flouting its authority by dealing directly with its two most internationally contentious areas. Normally U.S.-Chinese relations are pretty good. Considering that China is one of our biggest trading partners, the U.S. usually doe

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» Tibetans Look to Future, Without Dalai Lama - 19-November-2008
Tibetans Look to Future, Without Dalai Lama November 19, 2008 By Jyoti Thottham TIME November 18, 2008 New Dehli - Hundreds of Tibetan political leaders, activists and individuals from all over the world have just begun a meeting in Dharamsala, India, that is unprecedented in its ambition: to bring all Tibetans together to decide their own future, without the direct guidance of the Dalai Lama. The week-long summit, which includes elected members of the Tibetan parliament-in-exile, non-governmental organizations and protest groups, comes at a critical time. After the Dalai Lama indicated recently that he had all but given up on negotiations with China over autonomy for Tibet, there is increasing tension between Tibetan conservatives, who favor continuing talks, and younger radicals who want to push for a free Tibet. After protests this March in Lhasa that turned violent, the radicals were energized. But since then, they have been unable channel their efforts constructively. "The c

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» Images of a People Who Once Were Free - 10-May-2009
Images of a People Who Once Were Free May 10, 2009 By Kate Heartfield The Ottawa Citizen May 8, 2009B In the 1940s, Ernest Reid was a young man working at the National Film Board in Ottawa, when he got a wild idea. He?d shared an apartment in New Edinburgh with another NFB employee: George Dunning, who would go on to make the movie Yellow Submarine. George?s brother, William Dunning, was a Royal Canadian Air Force officer. William Dunning and Ernest Reid decided it would be the adventure of a lifetime to travel to Tibet and make a documentary. They wanted to go all the way to Lhasa and meet the 14th Dalai Lama, who would have been about 13 years old at the time. They made it to Tibet. But they never made it to Lhasa, never met the Dalai Lama. Last week, Ernest Reid?s son Norman finished the journey ­ in a manner of speaking. He travelled from his home in Ottawa to New York City, where he met the Dalai Lama, who is now 73. Norman Reid, with his mother and his sister, presented the

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» Rabiye Qadir xanim BDT yighini jeryanidiki paaliyetliri heqqide toxtaldi... - 20-September-2006
Rabiye Qadir xanim BDT yighini jeryanidiki paaliyetliri heqqide toxtaldi RFA xewiri 2006.09.19 Uyghur milliy herikitining rehbiri we Amérika Uyghur Birleshmisining reisi Rabiye Qadir xanim 9‏ - ayning 18‏- küni Amérikining Nyuyork shehiride BDT ning teshkillishide ötküzülgen Dunya méyiplar ighinigha qatnashti. Rabiye xanim yéghin jeryanida, Birleshken Döletler Teshkilatining bash katibi Kofi Annan we Polsha prézidénti qatarliq nurghunlighan rehberler bilen uchrashti. Bu munasiwet bilen muxbirimiz ömer qanat rabiye xanimni ziyaret qilip, nyu-Yorktiki uchrishishliri heqqide söhbetleshti. http://www.rfa.org/uyghur/xewerler/tepsili_xewer/2006/09/19/rabiye-bdt/

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» Maymyo: Sleepy Hill Town No More - 14-May-2008
Burma's cyclone Nargis has exposed a secretive society in which the junta and its supporters enjoy privileges far removed from the lives of ordinary Burmese. Tyler Chapman visited central Maymyo, home to many of the country's elite and now a vital part of Burma's military-industrial complex. RFA/Tyler Chapman One of the typical vacation home built in and around Maymyo for generals, government officials, and Chinese businessmen. Photo taken in January, 2008. MAYMYO— The British Army established this hill town in 19th century colonial times for its soldiers to escape the stifling summer heat of lowland Burma.Now its colonial charm is giving way to the Burmese junta’s rush to military, technical and nuclear—yes, nuclear—development. I saw and heard all about it during a visit earlier this year.The old horse-drawn carriages so popular with tourists had yielded to army trucks and soldiers.  Although taking photos of soldiers is prohibited, I could hardly frame a shot without one in it

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» Cambodia at a Glance - 07-February-2005
Dec. 10, 1997. Buddhist monks and a young girl light candles at a vigil to mark the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and its chair, Jody Williams. Cambodian mine victim Tun Channareth accepted the prize on behalf of the ICBL. Photo: AFP/David Van Der Veen From its glory days as the medieval Khmer empire to the genocide of the Pol Pot era, Cambodia has traced a turbulent path through world history. The Kingdom of Cambodia is home to 13.12 million people, 94 percent of whom identify themselves as Khmer, an ethnic group which ran the Angkor Empire across Southeast Asia from the 10th to the 13th centuries. Millions killed in Pol Pot genocide Home also to Chinese, Vietnamese, Muslim Cham, and Catholic minority groups, Cambodia is a predominantly Buddhist country, which was put under French protection by its king in 1863 to save it from attacks by its neighbors. Occupied by the Japanese during World War II, Cambodia won full independence

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» China: Religious Repression of Uighur Muslims - 12-April-2005
Reuters AlertNet Article Link New York, April 12, 2005 - The Chinese government is directing a crushing campaign of religious repression against China's Muslim Uighurs in the name of anti-separatism and counter-terrorism, Human Rights Watch and Human Rights in China said in a new report today. The 114-page report, Devastating Blows: Religious Repression of Uighurs in Xinjiang, is based on previously undisclosed Communist Party and government documents, as well as local regulations, official newspaper accounts, and interviews conducted in Xinjiang. It unveils for the first time the complex architecture of law, regulation, and policy in Xinjiang that denies Uighurs religious freedom, and by extension freedom of association, assembly, and expression. Chinese policy and law enforcement stifle religious activity and thought even in school and at home. One official document goes so far as to say that "parents and legal guardians may not allow minors to participate in religious activities."

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» For these Brooklyn students, prom is a foreign concept - 26-June-2008
For these Brooklyn students, prom is a foreign concept June 26, 2008 By Brooke Hauser The International Herald Tribune (France) June 24, 2008 NEW YORK: Ever since 2003, when a leggy Muslim girl from Senegal named Hawa Kebe immigrated to Brooklyn in the eighth grade, she has dreamed of going to her senior prom. So when she learned that her high school wasn't planning a prom, she volunteered to organize one. Never mind that many of Kebe's classmates at the International High School at Prospect Heights, a public school that serves newcomers to the United States, had no clue what a prom was, that there was no translation for the word "prom" among the 28 languages spoken by the school's 411 students. Kebe and an informal prom committee of half a dozen of her girlfriends were determined to spread the word. "We were just telling the seniors, 'Oh, it's like a party; everybody has to go,"' she recalled. "They said, 'Why don't we just have a party?' I said, 'No, let's h

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» Documentary C4i Secures Broadcasters for Undercover In Tibet - 25-July-2008
Documentary C4i Secures Broadcasters for Undercover In Tibet July 25, 2008 By Jackie Stewart World Screen News July 23, 2008 LONDON, July 23 - Digital Rights Group-owned C4i has completed deals with 15 broadcasters for the documentary Undercover In Tibet. Broadcasters set to air the documentary include Educational Broadcasting System in Korea, Public Service Television in Taiwan, ABC in Australia, Globosat in Brazil, SVT in Sweden, Telewizja Polska in Poland, DR in Denmark, NRK in Norway, TSR in Switzerland, Societe Radio Canada for French-speaking Canada, ARD1 in Germany, Estonian Television in Estonia, DBS in Israel, ORF in Austria and a broadcaster to be announced in Greece.

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» China Enters A Period Of Eruptions - 18-July-2009
Article Link(From THE FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW) By Hugo Restall The rioting by Uighurs in Xinjiang's capital Urumqi in early July has put the spotlight back on China's handling of its ethnic minority regions. Coming just over a year after a similar outburst in Lhasa, the incident shows that hardline policies designed to suppress dissent have fostered bitter resentment that periodically erupts. However, it would be a mistake to interpret this as a sign that China's control over Tibet and Xinjiang are unraveling. Rather the incidents should be put into a broader context of rising tensions within the broader society. Certainly Tibet and Xinjiang pose their own unique challenges. The seeds of the current unrest were planted in the mid-1990s, when government strategy toward the restive regions shifted to a more hardline approach. That has shut off avenues for the expression of discontent, bottling up tensions until they explode. Despite the obvious costs of this policy, Beijing apparent

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» FACTBOX -­ Facts about China's restive Xinjiang region - 06-August-2008
FACTBOX -­ Facts about China's restive Xinjiang region August 06, 2008 Reuters August 4, 2008 Police in China's restive Xinjiang came under attack on Monday morning, four days before the Beijing Olympics begin, with 16 officers killed and 12 wounded, state media reported. Here are some facts about the region. * Remote northwestern Xinjiang is China's largest provincial-level administrative area. It covers one-sixth of the country, but is relatively sparsely populated with a population of around 20 million. * It is home to 8 million Uighurs, a Turkic, largely Islamic people who share linguistic and cultural bonds with Central Asia. Many resent the growing Han Chinese economic dominance in Xinjiang, as well as government controls on religion and culture. * Along with Tibet, Xinjiang is one of the most politically sensitive regions in China, but compared with Tibet's independence cause the movement by some Uighurs to campaign for a separate "East Turkestan" state has received l

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» Now Archbishop Desmond Tutu urges boycott of Beijing Olympics over China's failure to act in Darfur... - 15-February-2008
Article LinkLast updated at 19:33pm on 14th February 2008Archbishop Desmond Tutu warned China could face an international boycott of the Beijing Olympics if they did not move to end the atrocities in Darfur. A day after director Steven Spielberg stepped down as an artistic adviser to the games, the South African cleric condemned the Chinese government for failing to utilise their influence on the Sudanese leaders. In an interview with ITV News, Archbishop Tutu said: "We don't obviously want to do that (boycott the games) - you don't want to do that kind of thing unless it is absolutely necessary. "The ball is very much in the court of the Chinese government. "They have to decide whether they want the Games to go on and be unaffected." The South African cleric said China had shown it could take "the right kind of action" through its support of a United Nations security resolution which authorised the deployment of a joint UN-African Union force in an attempt to quell violence in the re

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» Tête-à-tête with Woeser - 21-October-2009
Tête-à-tête with Woeser October 21, 2009 by Khar Chen Where Tibetans Write October 8, 2009 Few weeks ago, I heard that some Tibetan writers in exile, had peacefully denounced Wang Li Xiong during a meeting organized by Pen Tibetan Writers organization, during his visit to Dharamsala. Shortly afterwards, I talked with Woeser through Skype. She told me that "I was deeply unhappy when I heard about the assertion to my husband but later personally took it as a good experience". Then, we didn?t have a chance to talk for several weeks. Later I saw her article ?Democracy must have some moral obligations? on Tibet times and heard it from Radio Free Asia. And after I finished reading it, we had a chance to talk again on Skype. One inspiring and pleasant thing about our conversation was that, she can speak Tibetan quite fluently now and we were able to exchange our ideas and thoughts using the Tibetan language. But she said "still I can?t speak Tibetan properly but my Tibetan is

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» Exile Tibetans express solidarity with Uyghur uprising - 09-July-2009
Exile Tibetans express solidarity with Uyghur uprising 9. July 2009 Five major Tibetan NGOs express its deep concern over the tragic events that are unfolding in East Turkestan (Ch: Xinjiang). We call on the government of China to release those who have been detained for peaceful protest, restore internet and mobile telephone communication to Urumqi, permit unfettered access to journalists, cease its propaganda campaign that is contributing to the violence, and allow the United Nations to conduct an independent investigation. We also send our message of solidarity to Rebiya Kadeer and to members of the World Uyghur Congress at this tragic time. As with the peaceful protests that spread accross Tibet last year, the Chinese Government is following the same approach it used to "manage" the situation there including: -tightly controlling foreign media (some of whom are in Urumqi on a government-organised tour). -shutting down internet and mobile telephone access to prevent information get

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» Months later, Xinjiang 'terror' raid remains a mystery... - 04-August-2008
Article LinkAFPApril 8, 2008URUMQI, China (AFP) — Mystery continues to surround official reports of a deadly raid in Urumqi that saved the Beijing Olympics from a terrorist attack. As China tells it, police burst into the Happiness Garden apartments in this northwestern city and raided a fourth-floor flat where "terrorists" were holed up. But that's news to residents of the quiet middle-class compound in the dusty and remote Xinjiang region. "No, no, no. There was nothing like that. That's nonsense," said a local resident, a member of the Muslim ethnic Uighur minority, when asked about the dramatic official version of the January 27 raid. The man, whose name has been withheld to protect him from possible reprisals, was one of more than a dozen residents to question Chinese reports that Beijing said proved a terror threat in vast, heavily Muslim Xinjiang. In an ensuing clash described by state-controlled press and Xinjiang's top Communist Party official, Wang Lequan, militants th

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» Tibetans in Taipei celebrate Dalai Lama's US medal - 20-October-2007
Tibetans in Taipei celebrate Dalai Lama's US medal October 20, 2007 Tapei Times Oct 19, 2007, Tibetans in Taiwan held a celebration yesterday in Taipei as the Dalai Lama was awarded the US Congressional Gold Medal of Honor. "The Congressional Gold Medal is a recognition of the Dalai Lama's contribution to peace, nonviolence and freedom," Tsegyam, chairman of the Tibet Religious Foundation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, told a crowd of around 100 Tibetans. "It's not just an honor for the Dalai Lama, but an honor for all Tibetans," said Tsegyam, whose foundation serves as the representative office of the Tibetan government-in-exile in Taiwan. Tsegyam also urged Beijing to end repression of Tibetans. "Many Tibetans who participated in nonviolent protests were arrested; there are even elementary school children who were jailed simply for writing `Dalai Lama' on the wall," Tsegyam said. "I'd like to call on China to release these people." "Only

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» China's Largest Copper Reserve Found in Xinjiang - 06-October-2000
  China Online | Oct 6, 2000 BEIJING - The largest copper reserve in China was discovered in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to Jiang Chengsong, vice minister of the Ministry of Land and Natural Resources. The excavation of this copper reserve, which holds millions of tons of copper deposits, will be of great significance for developing China's western regions. According to the September 28 Zhongguo Xinwen She (China News Service), the newly discovered copper reserve is located in the Tianshan Mountain area of eastern Xinjiang, south of the Turpan-Hami Basin. Preliminary assessments of the copper belt in Tuwu-Yandong, Chihu, Ling Kuang, and Yamansu have indicated that these ore bodies are typically 800 to 1,400 meters long (2,625 to 4,593 feet) and 50 to 200 meters wide (164 to 656 feet). Test drilling has indicated a maximum depth of 380 meters (1,247 feet) for the copper deposits. The quality of the copper is between 1 percent and 1.5 percent in purity, the story add

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» Harper lashes out at China on human rights: report - 16-November-2006
Harper lashes out at China on human rights: reportWed Nov 15, 2006 3:34 PM ES15    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Ottawa will not tone down its criticism of China's human rights record to cash in on trade with the Asian superpower, the Canadian Press news agency reported on Wednesday.Although the Conservatives have frequently criticized Beijing over human rights since winning power in January, his comments were remarkably blunt. Canadian firms doing business with China complain such criticism makes their life harder."I think Canadians want us to promote our trade relations worldwide, and we do that, but I don't think Canadians want us to sell out important Canadian values - our belief in democracy, freedom, human rights," Harper told reporters en route to a summit of Asian nations in Hanoi."They don't want us to sell that out to the almighty dollar," CP quoted him as saying.Canadian media reported on Wednesday th

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» Angry Uighurs defy Chinese police - 06-July-2009
BBCPage last updated at 05:09 GMT, Tuesday, 7 July 2009 06:09 UKNew protests have flared in Urumqi, two days after 156 people died and 800 were injured in the western Chinese city. At least 200 Uighurs faced off against police in Urumqi on Tuesday following news that 1,434 people were arrested in connection with Sunday's riots. Trouble also spread outside of Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang, with protests on Monday near a mosque in Kashgar. Beijing blames ethnic Muslim Uighurs for the violence, but exiled Uighurs say police fired on students. 'Extraordinary defiance' The BBC's Quentin Somerville, on the streets of Urumqi, says at least 200 people - mostly elderly women or women with children - have taken to the streets, complaining that their relatives had been arbitrarily arrested. Foreign journalists witnessed the protest during a tour led by government officials showing them parts of the city where shops and homes had been destroyed in Sunday's violence. Our correspondent says it was an

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» Chinese Muslims issue plea for freedom as Guantanamo release stalls... - 20-March-2008
Article LinkThe Associated Press Thursday, March 20, 2008SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: In a rare direct appeal from Guantanamo Bay, a prisoner from western China says the U.S. is holding him and fellow Chinese Muslims in harsh conditions, even though authorities told them years ago they are innocent and would be released. The prisoner, from a vast province on China's Central Asian border, complains in a letter obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press that he and the other Uighurs were told in 2004 and 2005 that they would be let go, yet they languish in windowless, cramped cells. The men, who say they fled China to escape persecution, have been in captivity for six years. "We fail to know why we are still in jail here," says the letter. "We are still in hope that the U.S. government will free us soon and send us to a safe place." The letter was written by 35-year-old Abdulghappar Turkistani on behalf of the other Uighurs held at Guantanamo, according to Seema Saifee, a lawyer whose New Yor

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» Chinese voices on Tibet: a letter to the Dalai Lama - 22-August-2008
Chinese voices on Tibet: a letter to the Dalai Lama August 22, 2008 Comments from an outspoken critic in Beijing ICT report August 20, 2008 As the Summer Olympics draw to a close in Beijing this weekend - in an environment of unprecedented security, repression and censorship - two prominent Chinese intellectuals, one in Beijing, and one now based in Canada, have made strong statements in support of a resolution to the Tibet situation and in support of the Dalai Lama. In an interview entitled 'Time to reveal the truth', Ai Weiwei, the artistic consultant behind the "Bird's Nest" Olympic stadium in Beijing and one of China's most respected artists, raised his concern over China's suppression of the realities in Tibet. Ai Weiwei, who has been remarkably forthright in his condemnation of the Communist Party system since the Games began, says: "I think the Tibet issue is particularly special. Due a lack of facts and a deliberate suppression of the truth, people's understandi

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